Here’s how U.S. gun violence compares with the rest of the world
By Olga Khazan, Published: DECEMBER 14, 4:02 PM ET
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In the wake of Friday’s deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn., gun-control advocates have taken to social media to call for more stringent firearm restrictions.

I am ashamed to be an American today. I am ashamed that I did not protect the children of my country. We and @whitehouse must #enditnow

-- Naomi Hart (@naomihart) December 14, 2012

The United States has notoriously liberal gun control laws, and it has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world — an average of 88 per 100 people, according to a 2007 Small Arms Survey.

These maps, put together by the Guardian’s Simon Rogers, reveal how we compare with the world:

Gun ownership rate. (Screenshot: The Guardian)

But countries with the most guns don’t necessarily have the most gun-related homicides. The world’s crime figures come from the UNODC annual crime survey, and while it does not include key nations, such as Russia, China and Afghanistan, it does include most other developed countries.

Homicides by firearm per 100,000 people. Screenshot: The Guardian

The dubious distinction of having the most gun violence goes to Honduras, at 68.43 homicides by firearm per 100,000 people, even though it only has 6.2 firearms per 100 people. Other parts of South America and South Africa also rank highly, while the United States is somewhere near the mid-range. Still, America sees far more gun violence than countries in Europe, and Canada, India and Australia, which is perhaps how it gets its bloody reputation among comparatively peaceful nations.

When a person kills another in the United States, though, he or she generally uses a gun: 60 percent of U.S. homicides occur using a firearm, which is the 26th-highest rate in the world. (In other gun-permeated countries, such as Finland (45.3 guns per person), only about 19 percent of homicides involve a firearm.

Guns don’t always kill people, it seems, but they certainly play a role.

If anybody thinks that a law banning all guns tomorrow will work - I have a bridge for sale. It's time to arm and teach the school secretary, librarian and teachers to use a weapon to protect our kids like the Israelis do in their schools where there are NO school massacres like here. A locked glass door and hiding are not the way to protect our kids or anyone. Also, parents need to get a brain and not let their weapons be so easily obtained by their mentally deranged kids, brother, sister and so on and so on. GET REAL! I feel so bad for those kids, teachers and families. I can't remember feeling this sad in my life.

The point was made that the media puts these sick A-holes on a pedestal and people think it's a new high score or something.

The safest way to protect the schools is set them up to be ready for a terrorist attack.

Also, I'll share a disturbing story with you.

Friday, December 14th, at 2:10pm I was scheduled to go to Gotha Middle School in Windermere Fl. Yes the same city all the rich people live like tiger woods and so on. Gotha middle had added a green house to their ag department, and my company installed a gas heater inside the house. My job was to install an automatic safety shutoff and start up the unit for safety checking.

Now the crazy part. I get to the school, kids are outside running the track and all that for recess. I pull up, walk onto the campus, make my way to the green house, install and safety check, walk all the way across the property to turn the gas meter on (easily 500ft away) walk all the way back to the green house. The walks I made were in between buildings and portables. After I started up the greenhouse I had to certify the appliances in the schools kitchen and the water heaters, along with the swamp coolers on the roof. All of my tasks ended up taking just over two hours. When I started everyone was in class, when I finished school had ended and all the kids were walking home/to the bus.

Not once was I stopped by an adult and asked what I was doing. I entered the kitchen without issue. The cooks never hesitated to ask who I was. I had to walk up to someone and introduce myself. I was able to acess the roof hatch, which had no lock. The entire time i was there I was messing with flammable material, and not a single person acknowledge my existence.

I had direct acess to the kids when they were leaving home (hundreds of kids), to their food in the kitchen, to the natural gas that supplied the entire school, and to a tactical spot on the roof. Never was accounted for and never required to check in. I have a badge that is required by Florida law that we have to obtain to be on any school grounds in the state, but I purposely left it in my truck to see what would happen.

This story is 100% true. Tell me what's wrong with that situation....

Ps: I stopped a school official before I left and let them know everything that happened, and sent an email to the school Friday night addressing their atrocious school security.

The point was made that the media puts these sick A-holes on a pedestal and people think it's a new high score or something.

The safest way to protect the schools is set them up to be ready for a terrorist attack.

Also, I'll share a disturbing story with you.

Friday, December 14th, at 2:10pm I was scheduled to go to Gotha Middle School in Windermere Fl. Yes the same city all the rich people live like tiger woods and so on. Gotha middle had added a green house to their ag department, and my company installed a gas heater inside the house. My job was to install an automatic safety shutoff and start up the unit for safety checking.

Now the crazy part. I get to the school, kids are outside running the track and all that for recess. I pull up, walk onto the campus, make my way to the green house, install and safety check, walk all the way across the property to turn the gas meter on (easily 500ft away) walk all the way back to the green house. The walks I made were in between buildings and portables. After I started up the greenhouse I had to certify the appliances in the schools kitchen and the water heaters, along with the swamp coolers on the roof. All of my tasks ended up taking just over two hours. When I started everyone was in class, when I finished school had ended and all the kids were walking home/to the bus.

Not once was I stopped by an adult and asked what I was doing. I entered the kitchen without issue. The cooks never hesitated to ask who I was. I had to walk up to someone and introduce myself. I was able to acess the roof hatch, which had no lock. The entire time i was there I was messing with flammable material, and not a single person acknowledge my existence.

I had direct acess to the kids when they were leaving home (hundreds of kids), to their food in the kitchen, to the natural gas that supplied the entire school, and to a tactical spot on the roof. Never was accounted for and never required to check in. I have a badge that is required by Florida law that we have to obtain to be on any school grounds in the state, but I purposely left it in my truck to see what would happen.

This story is 100% true. Tell me what's wrong with that situation....

Ps: I stopped a school official before I left and let them know everything that happened, and sent an email to the school Friday night addressing their atrocious school security.

I do the same thing about once a week. Some schools I go in know me personally because I'm their alarm/fire guy and they see me all the time. Some just see my truck or uniform and I go on my way. I've NEVER been asked to show ID and been told to wait while they call my company to see if I'm supposed to be there.

I usually check in with engineering and the office anyway just in case I set the alarm off but they'd never notice if I didn't.

From now on when I enter a school, I'll never carry my security badge on me where it's visible. I want people to ask for it.

The school faculty is responsible for the safety of our kids, and no one is doing their god damn job.

That's what's wrong with this school shooting issue. How many faculty members did this dick bag walk by and never once was stopped and asked who he was. I bet people seen a stranger walking by and never said anything.

Just like inked said. Security might had helped, but it wouldn't had done shit in this case, especially because if there was a guard or any security personnel in the school chances are very good that they would not have a firearm

+1 on the issue of mentally Ill people obtaining these firearms and ammo that should be locked up properly.

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Originally Posted by ss55539

well then it may really disturb you that im taking my 4 yr old an 7 yr old shooting tomorrow, my girl, 7, does real well with a .357

Right on Bro.. can't wait till mines Of age.

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Originally Posted by mr_get_iton

I definitely find that disturbing! MORE GUN CONTROL

Stfu .....

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Originally Posted by Gearheaded

That's what's wrong with this school shooting issue. How many faculty members did this dick bag walk by and never once was stopped and asked who he was. I bet people seen a stranger walking by and never said anything.

It shouldn't take a fvcking tragedy to make people use awareness!!

Did you get an email response back from them? If so please share here.

Anyone with a brain is aware of the consequences of a gun ban. Undoubtedly there are a bunch of idiots who feel banning them will make things safer. However, the major push to ban guns is just another liberal attempt to gain as much power as possible. Much like obamacare which has nothing to do with healthcare. For 1/100th the cost of obamacare the US could buy insurance from private companies for all 40 million or so uninsured that want it. It is just a way to control every single aspect of someones life. Now the move to disarm which ensures no way to fight back. Its almost as if the forefathers saw this coming huh?

everyone knew this kid... his mother worked at the school... it was someone they recognized.... security wouldnt have helped a damn bit... not when its someone you know

From what I've read this morning, the mom has never had any affiliation with the school other than being the mother of the killer, who did attend that school as a kid.

I mentioned in the other thread that my kids go to a school where a student murdered another student a couple years ago, and now that the admins have all responded with improved policies and plans I can still walk in the school at any time during the day and do the same thing that happened in Conn. They've improved nothing. The big issue here is very basic: The State/gov't does not provide any security at schools, yet they prohibit the people there from providing their own. This issue, I would imagine, is accelerating towards being concluded at the Supreme Court. It needs to get there faster. It is obvious that politicians and bureaucrats are incapable of handling it with any form of competency. There is a fallacy among these idiots that there is some catch-all legislation that will stop this. There is not. There never will be. There will ALWAYS be somebody with a will to do evil. All you can do is identify it if you can, act on it to prevent it, or limit the severity when it happens. A quarter and banning guns will get you a phone call, IF you make it to the phone.

This needs to be broadcasted on the "news" , won't happen but it should. My g/f will post this to facebook, I'm curious as to the responses she'll get. Maybe some will "wake up and smell the coffee", Thanks for posting this !

This needs to be broadcasted on the "news" , won't happen but it should. My g/f will post this to facebook, I'm curious as to the responses she'll get. Maybe some will "wake up and smell the coffee", Thanks for posting this !

I posted it to fb as well

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